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19-11-2012, 08:53 PM
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NGC457 - The Owl Cluster
What strange shapes in the universe
This is the Owl Cluster, NGC457 .. or ET Cluster or etc etc ....
Another gem from Cassiopeia:
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC457.htm
Thanks for looking.
All the best,
Leo
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19-11-2012, 08:56 PM
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Beautiful image, Leo!
19-11-2012, 09:06 PM
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Great star colour Leo and very sharp
19-11-2012, 10:21 PM
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Molto bella Leonardo !
20-11-2012, 08:03 PM
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Thanks to all.
All the best,
Leo
21-11-2012, 03:35 PM
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Looks fantastic, Leo. A field of sparkling little gems!
21-11-2012, 04:06 PM
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I'm not usually a big fan of open clusters but that's a great image, Leo!
21-11-2012, 11:18 PM
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Such a pretty picture.
22-11-2012, 04:10 AM
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Very nice, I love that cluster. Great colors!
22-11-2012, 05:52 PM
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Beautiful cluster image Leo
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23-11-2012, 10:03 AM
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Thats really beautiful Leo. Amazing colours.
23-11-2012, 10:38 AM
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I love clusters and this image is awesome. Well done
23-11-2012, 07:40 PM
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Excellent Image
23-11-2012, 07:41 PM
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I am NOT a fan of clusters, but excellent image.
24-11-2012, 06:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Leonardo70
What strange shapes in the universe
This is the Owl Cluster, NGC457 .. or ET Cluster or etc etc ....
Another gem from Cassiopeia:
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC457.htm
Thanks for looking.
All the best,
Leo
Very very nice Leo, love the sharpness and color richness of the stars you got here
Cheers
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24-11-2012, 10:37 PM
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That's a great star cluster image there Leo, and is one northern-hemisphere object I miss - one of my favourites from Cass. Given my avatar, I've got to 'like' it (!), but clusters seem hard to do and you've done really nicely here.
25-11-2012, 09:41 AM
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Very nicely composed Leo.
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